Specifications 
9-15 
 
(3.4) Indication for RMC sentence 
MI  Description  Device 
Operating state  Quality 
Positioning  Quality  Valid  Invalid 
A Autonomous  GPS 
GPS STD ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
STD
 
●  
 
Galileo 
GA 
STD
 
●  
 
Other 
OTH 
STD
 
●  
 
D Differential  GPS 
GPS DGPS ●  
GLONASS 
GL DGL ●   
Galileo 
GA DGA ●   
Other 
OTH DOTH ●   
E  Estimated (dead reckoning) mode  GPS 
GPS EST   ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
EST
 
  ● 
Galileo 
GA 
EST
 
  ● 
Other 
OTH 
EST
 
  ● 
F  Float Real Time Kinematic  GPS 
GPS FRTK ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
FRTK
 
●   
Galileo 
GA 
FRTK
 
●  
 
Other 
OTH 
FRTK
 
●  
 
M Manual input mode  GPS 
GPS MAN  ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
MAN
 
 
●
 
Galileo 
GA 
MAN
 
 
●
 
Other 
OTH 
MAN
 
 
●
 
N No fix  GPS 
GPS INVALID  ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
INVALID
 
 
●
 
Galileo 
GA 
INVALID
 
 
●
 
Other 
OTH 
INVALID
 
 
●
 
P  Precise Positioning Service  GPS 
GPS PREC ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
PREC
 
●  
 
Galileo 
GA 
PREC
 
●  
 
Other 
OTH 
PREC
 
●  
 
R Real Time Kinematic  GPS 
GPS RTK ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
RTK
 
●  
 
Galileo 
GA 
RTK
 
●  
 
Other 
OTH 
RTK
 
●  
 
S Simulator mode  GPS 
GPS SIM   ●  
GLONASS 
GL 
SIM
 
 ● 
Galileo 
GA 
SIM
 
 
●
 
Other 
OTH 
SIM
 
 
●
 
When receiving the RMC sentence, and if the Status in that sentence is A (Data valid) and the 
Navigational status is S (Safe), the quality type is checked using the MI (Mode Indicator) as 
mentioned in the table above. 
-   If the quality is valid, the operating state is indicated with the position and time information. 
-   If the quality is invalid, or if the Status is V (Data invalid) or the Navigational status is C 
(Caution), U (Unsafe) or V (Not valid), the operating state decided by the Quality Indicator, 
Status or Mode indicator of the receiving highest priority sentence (GGA> GNS> GLL> RMC) 
is displayed on the screen. 
-   See 5.2 for method to display the quality information on the regular screen. 
 
Note